EXPERIENCEWHAT IS THIS FEELING?

Enchantment. Exhilaration. Breathless rapture.  No one at work understands when I explain the elation that comes with a great birding experience.

You know the kind of moments I’m talking about, when nature “happens” right in front of you?  Take, for instance, the latest field trip to …more

ENJOY

SUCH A PRETTY BIRD

Northern Cardinal, a beautiful bird, but one so often found in our backyard that we rarely grab our binoculars to study them.  While I’ve taken these industrious neighbors for granted, researchers have observed some interesting behaviors.

Northern Cardinals have more than two dozen songs. …more

CONSERVETHE PROBLEM WITH PLASTIC

Plastic has many important uses, but it comes with many problems – it wastes non-renewable petroleum resources, releases toxic chemicals into our environment, leads to litter which kills and injures sea turtles and sea birds, clogs sewers, and hinders recycling, and provides a means for toxins to enter our
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